[AT] Work boots

[charlie hill]

Ralph,  I've never had to deal with the temperature extremes that
are commonplace to you but I've found that I can't wear rubber boots.
I can get by with the ones with Leather uppers and a rubber or rubber coated
foot but a complete rubber boot will make my feet sweat no matter what kind
of sox I wear or don't wear.  What works for me is a leather boot that 
breathes
and thick cotton or wool socks that wick the sweat away from my feet.   My
wide foot requires something along the order of a size 12, 4E or 5E or if I 
can find it 6E.
I don't have to tell you how hard it is to find such an animal.  I've always 
wanted to have
a custom pair built by Whites or someone but never have been willing to come 
off the cash
necessary.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2017 10:24 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Work boots

On 1/1/2017 6:02 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>   My Red Wing dealer is  a certified
> Pedorthist and he has really worked to find something that will fit.  In
> the summer I have a pair of 12EE boots and the same style in 13-5E for
> winter.
>
> Add to this the problem of weight with all that leather, and I am
> exhausted trying to get around.  Is anyone here "Blessed"with big feet
> and found a solution to keeping them warm in the winter?
>
No great weight here but I wear a 13 triple E for best fit. And forget
about leather boots once winter comes.
I go to rubber boots with felt liners soon as it gets cold or snow on
the ground. Felt insoles under the liners too
which is why I need a 13 triple E to have room for my feet. Sometimes
double socks. With this I can usually
endure our Sask. winters. Usually my hands will start to lose feeling
and freeze up before my feet but I need
to keep active. No standing around at -30F or I'm in trouble.
Something  like these  http://www.farmersplus.ca/muck-boots although I
don't have that name brand.
I see guys wearing "running shoes" or track shoes in winter and I just
about shiver. Those things would have my
feet sweating and frozen at the same time but I guess not everybody has
the same feet problems.

Ralph in Sask.

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